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Julie Larsen Maher, Wildlife Conservation Society Rare is it that we get to see what baby mongooses look like, but these four mongoose "pups," as they're called, have moved into the Tropic Zone at New York's Central Park Zoo on public display. We've loved mongooses since we first read about Rikki-Tikki-Tavi in Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book," but we didn't know much about them. According to the zoo, the "petite African carnivores get their name from the black stripes across their backs," which is great and all, but let's get down to brass tacks: If we visit, can we hold one? Look at those snouts! This calls for cuddle time! More Funny Videos ...

Photo: Julie Larsen Maher, WCS New York City welcomed some adorable new zoo residents this week. Three baby dwarf mongooses were born at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo, and they're a triplet of cuteness. According to the WCS, dwarf mongooses (not mongeese) are found in sub-Saharan Africa, and they are the smallest carnivores on their native continent. They are social animals who live in small groups led by one dominant male and one dominant female. But in the comfort of the Bronx zoo, they are playing hide-and-seek in a hollowed-out log and spending some quality time with Mom. You can visit these newborns at the Bronx Zoo's Carter Giraffe Building, and other dwarf ...